Biased and unprofessional reports on German books, translation issues and life in Berlin

Monday, 26 September 2011

Join a Jury!

Are you in Berlin? Are you interested in young writing? Do you enjoy wielding power over literary hopefuls? Are you free on the first weekend in November?

Then why not join the taz-Publikumsjury at this year's Open Mike contest? All it takes is a very brief application and you too could be rubbing shoulders with the stars! I applied last year and they took me, so they can't be all that fussy. You don't get paid but you do get food and drink and separate toilet facilities, plus a taz goody-bag (although guys, the T-shirt was way too small).You can read about how exciting it all was here. I particularly valued the chance to talk about writing in a very focused way, including plenty of arguments and a little bit of exasperation. In fact I enjoyed it so much I might just apply again and hope nobody notices.